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HR 4210 113th Congress House

ACA Open Enrollment Extension Act of 2014

Official title: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to authorize the extension of the initial open enrollment period for up to 1 month, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 14, 2014 See on congress.gov
Health Comprehensive health careHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessSales and excise taxesTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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Mar 14, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 12, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 12, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 14, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

ACA Open Enrollment Extension Act of 2014 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend the initial open enrollment period provided by a state health care exchange so that the period closes on a date not later than April 30, 2014, specified by a state electing the extension not later than March 31, 2014. Provides a similar extension process with respect to the exchange established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Provides similar terms for initial or special enrollment periods applicable to other health insurance coverage in the individual market.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt individuals, for taxable year 2014, from the penalty for not maintaining minimum essential coverage for any month ending on or before the initial enrollment period closing date for the state of the individual's residence.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 14, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4210: ACA Open Enrollment Extension Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4210/
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"H.R. 4210: ACA Open Enrollment Extension Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4210/.
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H.R. 4210, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4210/.
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